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Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival

The 26th Burning Man Festival ramps up in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. More than 60,000 people have gathered at the sold out festival.

The Man is engulfed in flames during the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, September 1, 2012. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

The Man burns during the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, September 1, 2012. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Members of Pyroklectic perform before the Man burns during the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, September 1, 2012. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

The Man burns during the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, September 1, 2012. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Hallie McConlogue stays cool partially submerged in a fishbowl helmet during the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Eric Yttri plays a flaming tuba during the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

People rest while others pray or meditate in the Temple of Juno during Burning Man 2012. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Patrick Sperry dances during the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

A man of the Playa name “Reddick” dances around the burned remains of the Anubis art installation during the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada August 31, 2012. More than 60,000 people from all over the world have gathered at the sold out festival. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Artwork that is part of the Circle of Regional Effigies is burned during the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Participants watch as artwork that is part of the Circle of Regional Effigies is burned during the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

A woman wearing rabbit ears (C) tries to elude a member of Animal Control during the Billion Bunny March. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Bender, his name on the Playa, plays a horn of the Playa during the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Participants dressed as rabbits participate in the Billion Bunny March during the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Kitten, her Playa name, watches artwork that is part of the Circle of Regional Effigies burn. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Participants dance before the Billion Bunny March during the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Juice, his playa name, is cooled off with water by Jon Colburn . (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Rainbow Fish (L) and Ambidextrous, their Playa names, enjoy a bottle of wine and a kiss at sunrise during the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Ciberfy, his playa name, dances at sunrise during the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Mark Gower, dressed as a samurai, dances at sunrise during the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

An art installation is pictured at sunrise. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

An art installation titled La Llorona is seen during the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

The sun sets during the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. More than 60,000 people from all over the world have gathered at the sold out festival, which is celebrating its 26th year, to spend a week in the remote desert cut off from much of the outside world to experience art, music and the unique community that develops. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

The Man is seen at sunrise during the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

An aerial view shows a dance party during the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

An aerial view shows the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

An aerial view shows the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

An aerial view shows the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

A woman of the playa name “Indigo” participates in a drinking game during the Burning Man 2012 . (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

Participants watch the flames from El Pulpo Mecanico during the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

The Playa comes to life at night during the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

People walk towards the Temple of Juno, which is alit at night. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

A skydiver descends to the Playa during the Burning Man festival. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

A man of the playa name “Shaft” rides his bicycle in the Unicorn Stampede during the Burning Man 2012 “Fertility 2.0″ arts and music festival. (Jim Urquhart/Reuters)

3 Comments

Thank You for the pix. Love that place. We went for the first time last year and planning for next year.
I have some ideas for a video themed camp, to include an inflatable dome that would function as a screen that participants could sit inside of. I would be interested in any thoughts.

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